I grew up in Bayside, Queens in the 1950s. We used Spaldeens for stickball and stoopball. The new ones cost a quarter and bounced higher than Pensie Pinkies (which, I believe, cost 15 cents.)

Girls used Pensie Pinkies for punchball because they were so much softer. For that reason, they were also preferred for box baseball.

For stickball, we played “fungo,” that is, no pitcher. Toss the ball in the air and hit it.
Anyone remember the term “fungo?”